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Aaron Boxerman / New York Times:
In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide — Israel says it is fighting against Hamas, not Palestinians as a group. But two of Israel's best-known rights groups — long critical of Israeli policy — now say they disagree. — Two of Israel's best-known human …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump rejects Netanyahu's claim that kids in Gaza aren't starving
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New York Times:
For Trump, Mass Starvation in Gaza Tests His Foreign Policy Approach
For Trump, Mass Starvation in Gaza Tests His Foreign Policy Approach
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The Forward, MSNBC and Fox News
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Israel's Zones of Denial
Israel's Zones of Denial
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The Times of Israel, The Cipher Brief, Israpundit and Haaretz
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Past ‘The Point Of No Return’: Doctor Gives On-The-Ground Insight Into Starvation In Gaza
Past ‘The Point Of No Return’: Doctor Gives On-The-Ground Insight Into Starvation In Gaza
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Financial Times, Associated Press, israelhayom.com and The Hill
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump says he wants Netanyahu to ‘make sure they get the food’ in Gaza amid humanitarian crisis
Trump says he wants Netanyahu to ‘make sure they get the food’ in Gaza amid humanitarian crisis
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Ghislaine Maxwell files Supreme Court brief appealing Epstein conviction … - The Trump administration has faced weeks of bipartisan backlash after reneging on promises to release all files related to the now-deceased sex trafficker. — MAGA activists have suggested that Maxwell …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Durbin Demands Tapes of Ghislaine Maxwell Interviews — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee also pressed the Justice Department for a promise that Ms. Maxwell will not be pardoned for her cooperation in matters related to the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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John Fritze / CNN:
Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell urges Supreme Court to overturn her conviction
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USA Today, New York Post, Washington Examiner, MSNBC, The Post Millennial and Newsweek
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
Trump won't rule out pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell
Trump won't rule out pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents — Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals — US immigration officers made false and misleading statements in their reports …
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Raw Story
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump trade deals prove access to the U.S. still matters above all else — In the Trump-dominated global economy, the U.S. gets plenty but gives nothing in return. … - In return, those countries get some assurance on their tariff rate — both 15%, and both of which could have been worse …
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Wall Street Journal:
Companies Welcome EU-U.S. Trade Deal as Least Bad Outcome
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Gregorio Sorgi / Politico:
EU admits it can't guarantee $600B promise to Trump
EU admits it can't guarantee $600B promise to Trump
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New York Times, The Hill, New York Sun, The Independent, Raw Story, Townhall, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit and NewsNation
Hannah Demissie / ABC News:
'We're not shielding anything,' Vance says of Epstein files — Vance said Trump has “been incredibly transparent.” — Vice President JD Vance tours Metallus in Canton, Ohio, July 28, 2025. — Speaking in Canton, Ohio, on Monday, Vice President JD Vance was asked about the Jeffrey Epstein files …
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Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
JD Vance demands viral street fighters be ‘prosecuted’
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RedState, Raw Story, The Borowitz Report and The Gateway Pundit
Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
Trump in Rage Mode as Epstein Storm Refuses to Die Down
Trump in Rage Mode as Epstein Storm Refuses to Die Down
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Raw Story
Politico:
Alina Habba's authority as New Jersey's top prosecutor questioned in new legal filing … In a nine-page filing, Mirigliano said his client is “facing an imminent criminal trial proceeding under questionable legal authority” and asked for the charges to be thrown out or that Habba and her assistants …
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Associated Press:
Judge blocks Trump administration's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood — A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation's largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump's administration …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Judge Indefinitely Blocks Withholding of Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood
Judge Indefinitely Blocks Withholding of Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood
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Roll Call
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How Axios rebranded conservative ideology as objectivity — The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself. — Journalists at many mainstream media publications insist that their coverage is objective and unbiased. This isn't true. — Two of the biggest purveyors …
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The Present Age
Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Trump Gives Totally Different Answer Than White House For Epstein Split — For once, Trump might be telling the truth. — The stories aren't lining up. — President Donald Trump's explanation for his falling out with notorious sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein is totally different than the claims coming from the White House.
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Cristina Laila / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: Two Dead, Multiple People Injured in Mass Shooting at Casino in Reno, Nevada - Suspect Shot — Update: Two people are dead and three were hospitalized in the mass shooting, according to AP. — Multiple people were shot outside a Reno, Nevada, casino on Monday morning.
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Associated Press:
Project 2025 author Paul Dans will challenge Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina — A chief architect of Project 2025, Paul Dans, is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, joining a crowded field that will test the loyalties …
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Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Former Gov. Roy Cooper Jumps Into North Carolina's U.S. Senate Race — Democrats have landed one of their top recruits of the cycle. — Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared his candidacy for a U.S. Senate seat in the state, giving Democrats their top recruit in one of the marquee Senate races of the 2026 midterm elections.
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Heather Hunter / Washington Examiner:
Former Trump aide tapped to help lead Megyn Kelly's growing media empire — Hope Hicks, a former aide to President Donald Trump, is joining Megyn Kelly's media company as its new chief operating officer, marking a powerful partnership. — Hicks was named COO of Devil May Care Media on Monday …
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Anna Betts / The Guardian:
Delta co-pilot reportedly arrested on plane for child sexual abuse materials — Several passengers told various media outlets that law enforcement officers removed co-pilot from plane in San Francisco — A co-pilot with Delta Air Lines was reportedly arrested by federal agents …
Tim Reid / Reuters:
This construction project was on time and on budget. Then came ICE. — Under a broiling Alabama sky a frustrated Robby Robertson, a construction site superintendent, surveys an 84,000 square foot, mostly built recreation center close to the Gulf coast port city of Mobile. — The site is eerily quiet.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
The Real Reason for Zohran's Success Should Rattle National Democrats — Despite being mired in a cutthroat New York mayoral campaign, Zohran Mamdani recently released a video announcing that he was taking a vacation. A vacation, that is, in his childhood home of Uganda.
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The Mahablog
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Total Mental Collapse’: Trump Ripped After ‘Insane’ New Ramble In Europe — Critics tore into the president after an unexpected digression against a familiar target. — President Donald Trump spent part of his weekend in Scotland reviving his old grievances against wind power …
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New York Post, New Republic, America, America, The European Conservative, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, RedState and Grabien
New York Times:
The Supreme Court Owes the Country Explanations for Its Big Decisions — Federal judges are not elected by the public. Nor are they supposed to make decisions based on their ideological preferences. Our political system instead vests them with the power to decide whether the president …
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One First, CNN, Washington Times and Raw Story
Ruchir Sharma / Financial Times:
What the world got wrong about tariffs — No economy rises or falls for just one reason, even a shock as big as Trump's trade policy … At the beginning of the year, the world was in striking agreement on one point: if Donald Trump went ahead with tariffs, it would strengthen the dollar and trigger stagflation.
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